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Panko

2 stages from Japanese to English.

Today it means coarse, light breadcrumbs used for a crisp fried coating
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Stage 1 of 2
panko
Japanese · modern
"coarse breadcrumbs"
literally bread flour, coarse breadcrumbs used for a crisp coating
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Stage 2 of 2
panko
English · 1990s
"coarse, light Japanese-style breadcrumbs"
adopted by English-speaking cooks for the light, crispy breadcrumb
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